Biographical Data :

Name :

Shah Hatim

Period :

1699 - 1791

Biographical detail :

Poetical name of Shaikh Zahuruddin of Delhi.

A contemporary of Wali. In 1720 the Diwan of Wali was introduced to Delhi which induced Hatim, Naji, Mazmun and Abru to write in Urdu. Up to this time they all wrote in Persian. His Diwan appeared in 1750.